‘Defanging’ Aung San: Myanmar’s generals wage war on memory
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Statues of independence hero Aung San are being removed across Myanmar, with military-backed authorities citing incorrect proportions and shapes. Unofficial analysts interpret this as a deliberate campaign to erase Aung San's memory and delegitimize the elected government overthrown by the military junta. The removals are seen as part of a broader effort to consolidate control over national memory.
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Aung San is the father of national independence.
Military-backed authorities blame incorrect proportions and shapes for the removal of the statues.
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Military-backed authorities blame incorrect proportions and shapes for the removal of the statues.
South China Morning Post- Aung San is the father of national independence.
- Statues are physical anchors of historical memory.
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Loaded language removedAcross Myanmar, statues of Aung San are being removed one by one. Military-backed authorities attribute this to 'incorrect proportions and shapes'. Unofficially, analysts view it as a move to reduce the public presence of independence leader Aung San and the legitimacy of the elected government that the junta replaced.
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Military-backed authorities blame incorrect proportions and shapes for the removal of the statues.
South China Morning PostAnalysts see a deliberate attempt to erase the presence of Aung San from public life.
OpinionAnalysts believe the removal of statues aims to undermine the legitimacy of the elected government that the junta overthrew.
OpinionStatues of Aung San are vanishing across Myanmar.
South China Morning Post